Katherine Patterson once said that her plotting is like using a paper clip to scratch a pattern into Continue Reading
May 16, 2012
Authors for Earth Day–Success!
CONGRATS to the fabulous 2012 Authors for Earth Day Participants: Steve Swinburne, Dan Gutman, Continue Reading
May 11, 2012
8 Dialogue Mistakes to Avoid
Housekeeping note: I've updated all the pages for my books, so if you see a stream of them in an Continue Reading
May 3, 2012
Rereading: Details, Emotions, Scene Cuts, Conflict
Reread your story. Does it surprise you at any point? Does it keep YOUR interest? Recently I Continue Reading
April 27, 2012
Character Relationships: 3 Adjustments to Make
When a first draft is slightly off in the Show-Don't-Tell of a relationship, how do you correct the Continue Reading
April 20, 2012
Openings: And the Winner Is. . .
Thanks to everyone who read and commented on yesterday's post on story openings, in which I gave you Continue Reading
April 19, 2012
Trying 12 Opening Lines
Today, I am working on rewriting the opening chapter of my story. Many authors say they must go back Continue Reading
April 16, 2012
Bright Spot Novel Revision
Everyone talks about how to FIX a broken draft. But what if we turned that around that talked about Continue Reading
April 16, 2012
Possible Scenes: Choose the Most Dramatic
What is you realize that your opening scene is not working, but really, you can't think of what to Continue Reading
April 9, 2012
Legal considerations: 6 reference books
Looking for ways to deal with the legal considerations of publishing: contracts, copyrights, income Continue Reading